Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from Ernest Favre, 20 February 1875
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/1/9
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from Ernest Favre who is sending him a copy of a geological work he has just completed on a range of mountains in the central area of Caucasus in Russia. He states that he has added many more routes/tracks to the original map designed by Frederic Dubois de Montpereux. His father, Alphonse Favre, has suggested that he approach Ramsay in the first instance to present the work to the Geological Society of London.
Dates
- Creation: 20 February 1875
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 letter
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
1 letter
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None
Processing Information
Andrew Thomson 6 December 2000
Creator
Subject
- Bennett, John Hughes, 1812-1875 (professor of medicine, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Favre, Ernest, 1845-1925 (Swiss palaeontologist) (Person)
- Montpereux, Dubois Frederic De (De) (Person)
- Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist) (Person)
- Geological Society of London (1807-:) (Organization)
- University of Geneva (1559-:) (Organization)
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University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
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